Adjustable bracket



Feb. 22,1927. 2 1,618,857

R. P. BARRY v 1 ADJUSTABLE BRACKET Filed Sept. 50. 1925 WITNESSES 1% INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

RICHARD P. BARRYQOF CABLE PLAGELNEWIYORK; ASSIGNDR 0h ONE-THIRD'TO EMIL JAMAICA, new YORK.

Ann: ONE-THIRD. TO AUGUST RARBOT, on

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET.

Application filed septc l c 3Q, 1925.. Serial No. 59,613. I

diate ad ustments vbetween the maximum and minimum adjustments may be obtained whereby the. device. to be supported may be readily raised or lowered without the necessity of d'sturbing the anchoring devices which attach the bracket to he wall.

More specificallyv the invention comprehends a supporting bracket including a base adapted to befanchored to a Wall and outwardly. projecting connected bracket arms each having ofiset crank portions journaled in the 'base for rotation to permit 'of the spect, to .the base byturning the same upon their journaled offset crank P01130118, to.- gether or raising and lowering of the'arms with re-' with retaining and bracing means f maintaining saidarms in their variousraised and l'owered adjusted positions.

V The invention furthermore contemplates in a. bracket of the character describ ed, a substantially cruciform base, to the horizontal element of'which the offset 'crankportions are jo'urnaled, and which horizontal element is, adj ustably anchored to a wall infwhich the vertical element of said cruc1+ form base is relatively adjustable with respect to the horizontal element, said vertical elementbeing adapted to receive and eo-operate with the retaining and" bracing means for thebracket arm; i H I The invention furthermore comprehends an adjustable supporting bracket whichis strong and. durable, yet. simple in its construction'and mode of operation; which is .ineXpensive to manufacture and install, and hi is ug y re iable andihi hly Jefficient in its purpose. 7

Withthe above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to. the following I specification a-ndaccompanying drawings, in

which there is exhibited one example or em'-.

, bodimentjof the invention whichis in no way intended'as a limitation upon thescope of the appended claims as it is to be clearlyunderstoodthat. variations and modifications which properly fall, within the scope off'said claini's may be resorted to when found ex pedient Y I I In. hedra ingsfi tion, with, thc bracket arms illustrated" respect vely 1n full and dotted lines; asswun'g Figure, 1 i1s a persp ective view of a bracketconstructedv in accordance wlth the invene toflthe maximum raised and lowered positionswithjrespect to the horizontal element o i he cruciformbasc;

Fig. '21 is a. vertical, sectional view'there through/taken approximately on the line 3,19, a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken approximately on the line 33-OFlg,1; i

V t is a' fragmentary horizontal. sec? tljonal; view, taken'approximately on the line Ei'g 51s; afaceview of the horizontal elements ofjthe base disconnected from the other partsofthed'evice;

" Referring to the drawings by characters o e e n e, h racket includes a pluralifciy of supporting arms 10, each havin an 1 i Crank po tion 11 at its inner end journal'ed in thehorizontal element 12 of a cruciform base, whereby turning movement of the bracket armslO upon the crank'portions 11, permits of'vertical swinging adjustments of'saijd armsjwith respect ,to the element 12.

The element 12 is provided with laterally spaced parallel slots: 13 adapted to receive therethrough anchoring devices for attaching the complete bracket to. a wall or other support WV, and hence allowing for a limited vertical adjustment" ofjthe element 12 with respect to wall and this without the or ng de i e The-cruciform base innecessity of removing or disturbing the ancludes a ve *ticalelenient: l ihaving" a sl'ot 15 hrough anopening 17 "in the eleap le 1 r et v 'adj letm h. spe

was horizontal element 1 2 'thefbase. The bracket arms 10 are connected intermeante their endsbya strap '18; the terminals f at itsu' pper end fo-r. the reception'of a bolt fllfira s ia e ment 12,": whereby the verticalelement- His opposite ends 21 of which the free ends of.

the bracket arms 10 are journaled. In order to provide means for retaining and bracing the bracket arms in their relative vertically adjusted positions with respect to the element 12, a brace rod 22 is provided, which is swingably connected to the cross rod 20 by an embracing eye 23 at its upper end. The lower extremity 2a of the brace rod 22 is bent at an angle to the major portion of its length and is adapted to be selectively engaged in a series of keeper openings 25 formed in the vertical element- 14: of the cruciform base. The lower extremity 26 of the element 14 is rearwardly offset sufficiently to engage with the surface of the wall W from which the bracket is supported.

In-use. and operation, the cross element 12 of the base is anchored to the wall W bysuitable anchoring devices (not shown), such as screws, bolts, or the like. With the angular lower terminal 241- of the brace rod 22 disengaged from the keeper openings 25, the arms 10 are swung upon their ofiset crank portions 11 to dispose the same in the desired vertically adjusted relation to the horizontal base element 12, after which the angular terminal 24 is inserted in the desired keeper opening 25 to maintain and brace the bracket arms 10 in this position. If none of the keeper openings 25 register with the adjusted position of the arms 10 which is desired, independent vertical adjustment of the element 14; of the base with respect to the element 12 may be accomplished by loosening the nut of the bolt 16 andJsliding the element 14 to the position desired, after which the nut is tightened to maintain the position.

In addition to the maximum raised and lowered positions of the bracket arms 10 with respect to the element 12, there is a further adjustment possible. without disturbing or removing the anchoring devices, by sliding the slotted portions 13 of the element 12 upon the anchoring devices.

It will be further noted that the bracket arms 10 may be swung to various intermedi ate positions between the uppermost and lowermost positions, and if desired, the vertical element 14 of the base maybe swung laterally at an angle forthe purpose of disposing the keeper openings 25 in a proper v receptive'position for the angular terminal 24E of the brace rod 22. Nhen the complete bracket has been suitably adjusted, the meter or'other device to be supported therefrom is mountedupon the bracket arms 10, the cross strap 18 and the cross rod 20., and secured theretoif desired.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen cluding a base, supporting arms having otfset crank portions, journaled in the base for complete rotation to permit of relative vertical adjustment with respect to the base to constitute a shelf, and means for holding said supporting arms in adjusted relation, said means comprising a combined brace and retaining rod carried by the supporting arms, and an adjustable keepermember carried by the base and constituting a part of said base.

3. supporting bracket including a base adapted for attachmentto a wall, a sup porting shelf consisting of horizontally-disposed arms, each having an offset crank terminal journaled in the base and connecting cross members journaled to the arms whereby to permit'of vertical adjustments of the I shelf by turning movementof the arms;

4. A supporting bracket including a base adapted for attachment to a wall, a supporting shelf consisting of horizontally disposed arms, each having an offset crank terminal ournaled 1n the base, and connecting cross members journaled to the arms whereby to permit of vertical adjustments of the shelf by, turning movement of the arms, and means for bracing and retaining the shelf in its adusted positions, comprising a rod swingably carried by the shelf and'a keeper member adj ustably carried by theibase.

5.- A supporting bracket including a base adapted'for attachment to a wall, a supporting shelf consisting of horizontally disposed arms, each having an oifset crank terminal ournaled 1n the base and connecting cross 'members journaledto the arms whereby to permit of vertical adjustments of the shelf by turning movement of the arms, andmeans for bracing, and retaining the shelf in its adjusted position, comprising a rod swingably carried by the shelf, and a keeper mem-' ber, adjustably carried by the base, said keeper member consisting of a bar having a plurality of keeper openings adapted to selpctively receive the free terminal of the FCC.

6. A supporting bracket including a base having parallel vertically slotted portions for the reception therethrough of anchoring devices to adjustably attach the same to a wall, a supporting shelf consisting of horizontally disposed arms, each having offset crank terminals journaled in the base and connecting cross members journaled to the arms Whereby to permit of vertical'adjustments of the shelf by turning movement ofthe arms, and means for retaining and bracing the shelf in its horizontally adjusted positions, in-

eluding a rod swingably carried by the shelf and a keeper member adjustably carried by the base having a series of keeper openings 10 adapted to selectively receive the free terminal of the rod.

RICHARD P. BARRY. 

